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The desert called so we pulled out the long boats and headed down the Baja way, first loading enough boats to take full advantage of both coasts, then cramming the truck full of every camping comfort it would take, right down to a hand-cranked margarita blender.

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Sean Morley knows a few things about going fast. He honed his forward stroke technique as a flatwater sprint racer on the British junior national team, but has made his biggest mark traveling far and fast in challenging conditions. He’s held speed records for crossing the Irish Sea, circumnavigating Vancouver Island, and paddling 4,500 miles around Great Britain and Ireland, solo.

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A private river trip on central Idaho’s mighty Selway has long been known as one of North America’s best, and most exclusive, ventures. Difficult access creates much of that challenging allure, as the Selway’s remote location compounds the scarcity of its private permits: The Forest Service issues only 62 to the lucky few of the thousands who apply in the annual lottery.

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“Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks offer some of the best paddling opportunities in the world for all abilities -- to live so near to these amazing rivers and yet be unable to experience them is a constant frustration for me and many other residents and visitors.”

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Last year, our readers were so impressed by the Trans-Territorial Canoe Expedition–a four-month, 2,600-mile canoe journey across Canada’s Northern Territories–that they voted it the Expedition of the Year at the 2013 C&K Awards. But for expedition-member Winchell Delano, crossing Canada’s far north from the Pacific Ocean to the Hudson Bay wasn’t enough. He is planning to go even bigger in 2015. Starting in January, Delano and five other paddlers (John Keaveny, Dan Flynn, Jarrad Moore, Adam Trigg, and Luke Kimmes) will canoe from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean over a period of nine months and cover a distance of approximately 5,200 miles. We caught up with Delano to get the details of the Rediscover North America expedition. C&K: Just the map of your expedition route is mind-boggling. Where did this idea come from? Winchell Delano: Part of your Expedition of the Year award included a $2,500 grant towards a future expedition. That is probably where everything started; that is, the incentive to plan something. Once the drive to plan the trip was in place, our goal was to try and surpass the previous undertaking in both distance and duration. In order to do so, we decided to orient

2011 Boat Book – Delta Kayaks

Delta ten$999 in ThermoformL: 10’; W: 27”; 38 lbs.The unique and innovative design of the Delta ten provides remarkable speed and agility while maintaining a very high degree of stability and maneuverability without the excessive beam width of most recreational kayaks. It also features a “Sea View” window and a under the deck dry stowage pod. The rear sealed compartment provides massive stowage and flotation for optimum safety.

Delta 12.10$1,450 in ThermoformL: 12’10”; W: 25; 43 lbs.A versatile and nimble day or weekend tripper that will impress any skill level of paddler. The Delta 12.10 boasts all the features and performance typically found on much longer sea kayaks.

Delta 14.5$2,100 in ThermoformL: 14’5”; W: 24.5”; 46 lbs.The long waterline and multifaceted V hull design of the Delta 14.5 provides an impressive combination of speed and stability that will inspire the confidence of paddlers in almost any sea conditions.

Delta 15.5$2,300 in ThermoformL: 15’6”; W: 24.5”; 54 lbs. The Delta 15.5 is a comfortable cruiser with huge stowage capacity for those longer trips. It handles the big water with heart and keeps pace with any of the longer boats.

Delta 16$2350 in ThermoformL: 16’; W: 22”; 50 lbs.Available Skeg or Rudder. With two stowage and two day hatches the Delta 16 is the ultimate combination of convenience and performance for the small to medium sized paddler. At home in the surf and waves, the Delta 16 is a lightweight contender for the intermediate to advanced paddler looking for that “perfect” boat.